Combination stool and stepladder



July 17, 1928. 1,677,610 .1. H. ASSELIN COMBINATION STOOL AND swnflmnmax Filed llardhfiz; 1927 INVENTOR (1 0-9991: )9? Asselzzz A'I'I'ORNE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH H.

COMBINATION STOOL ssnnnv,

OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

AND STEPLADDER.

Application filed March 22, 1927. Serial No. 177,249.

This invention relates to furniture, and

more particularly to a combination stool and stepladder in which the single ladder step is adapted when not in use.

One object of a combination spring latches to be folded under the stool member this invention is to provide stool and stepladder having for detachably holding the ladder step in its inactive folded position.

A further object- 1s to provide a device of this nature which Wlll be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to install and manipulate,

in use.

compact, in appearance, and very efficient ornamental and durable With these and otherobjects in view there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawings one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice. Fig. 1 represents a side view of the combination stool and stepladde Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same position.

Fig. 3 is a front view of Referring now to the dra with the ladder step shown in collapsed the same.

wings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the

numeral 10 indicates a lar stool member manner upon the porting members members horizontal rectangusecured in any suitable top of a pair of side sup- 11 and 12. Each of the 11 and 12 increases in width from top to bottom and has a centrally located open V-shapedrecess 13 of ornamental shape extending up from forming legs 14 and The upper forward porti supporting members 11 and with elongated slots 16 having rounded The slot-s16 are parallel with tom ends 16. the inclined front edges of its bottom edge and 15 on either side thereof.

of the side are provided botons 12- the supporting members 11 and 12 and extend about-onehalf way down the length of said side members forming guideways for the opposite ends of a pivot ro idly secured in any suitable manner as screws 18 to the under side of The rod 17 is mgy a ladder step 19 which has a pair of legs 20 and 21 secured thereto as by screws pivot rod 17 has its'ends 22 and extended in both directions at 24 and 25, and said ends are adapted to side supporting members slide in the slots 16 formed in the 11 and 12, a pair vided on the ex- 23. The i step 19 with its leg 20 in a clockwise direction until the step 19 comes to a position parallel to the inclined edge of the support- 1ng members 11 and 12.. The step 19 may then be pushed upwardly until the ends ofthe rod 17 snap into the clips 28. 19 will be held in its collapsed position by the clips 28 indefinitely until it, is desired to use the device as a stepladder again. IVhilethere has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that'the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention,

what is claimed as new, and for which it is 2. In a collapsible combination stool and stepladder. a step member, a stool member having a slot, means mounted on said step member and slidable in said slot, a clip on said stool member in the end of said slotfor detachably holding said means, whereby said step member may be folded up out of the way into collapsed position when not in use.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature to this specification.

JOSEPH H. ASSELIN. 

